David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

57 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 50167 50168 50169 50167 P 69 1855-57 Wmk Emblems 6d deep mauve imperforate plate proof on wove paper with watermark emblems inverted, trial cancellation “KF AP.-1.1856” datestamp, taken from a presentation album produced for the 1867 Paris exhibition, with small piece attached at top, very fine and rare, cert. RPS (2007) 1’000 - 1’500 50168 DCE P 69 1855-57 Wmk Emblems 6d deep lilac pl.1 on blued highly glazed paper imperforate imprimatur, very fine and rare, only 24 possible examples, several of which are in institutionalised collections, cert. Brandon (2004) (SG £6’500) 800 - 1’000 50169 DCE P 69 1855-57 Wmk Emblems 6d Deep Lilac pl.1 imperforate imprimatur, top marginal (mounted on the face of margin as usually seen), very fine and rare, one of only 24 possible examples, many of which are in institutional collections, ex Dr Serval (1976) 800 - 1’200 50170 CC C S 71s 1855-57 Wmk Emblems 1s Deep Green with “SPECIMEN” type 4 overprint in mint og strip of three, lightly mounted on middle stamp only, very fine, ex “Verus” 400 - 600 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters 50171 50172 50171 C P 75 var 1862-64 3d Deep Carmine Rose imperforate imprimatur, mint hr, close to good margins, fine and rare, only 24 possible examples many of which are in institutional collections (SG £5’500) 500 - 700 50172 C P 78 var 1862-64 3d Rose pl.3 with white dots imperforate imprimatur from this rare “abnormal” issue, mint og top marginal (with pencil plate no. and hinge stain), a couple of small wrinkles, fine and rare, with only 24 possible examples, many of which are in institutionalised collections, cert. Brandon (2007) (SG Spec. J27 imprimatur, £6’000) 800 - 1’200